Stimulate the Senses - Fall Sensory Bin

I have a confession. I “may” be going overboard with these sensory bin ideas and you will be seeing a TON more on the blog. But honestly my son absolutely LOVES them and I really enjoy making them for him.

If you don’t know what a sensory bin is – it’s basically a small plastic bin full of different materials that stimulate the various senses {touch, smell, hear, see and sometimes taste} and allow the child to explore in a small contained area.

Sometimes these bins have a theme but they don’t necessarily have to have one. I personally love the ideas of doing themes though so I can center them around books & certain holidays. I like to tie things in so it’s like a full day of learning.

Besides keeping my son occupied for a good 30 minutes – sensory bins are great for developing his fine motor skills, thinking skills, vocab and also giving him a creative outlet, with problem solving as well. Best part is that a lot of times you can find the materials/supplies for the bins for cheap and you can reuse them in several different themes.

Last week I shared a Pirate Treasure Hunt one and today I’m tackling my favorite season – fall.

This Fall Sensory Bin is pretty easy to pull together and a lot of the items I found at my local Dollar Tree. For the price I can’t complain AND I already know I can use some of the supplies for future bins as well. {like Thanksgiving}

Supplies:
* Large Plastic Bin
* Unpopped Popcorn Kernels {plain}
* Various Small Plastic Pumpkins/Gourds {dollar tree}
* Plastic Leaves {dollar tree}
* Small Scarecrow
* Plastic Acorns
* Cookie Cutter Shapes that spell “Harvest”
* Plastic Scoops/Tongs